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Musk not joining Twitter board

Elon Musk will not be joining the board of Twitter, the company’s chief executive Parag Agrawal has confirmed. Musk’s appointment was due to become effective on April 9th after he acquired a 9.2 per cent stake in the social media platform last week. However, Agrawal tweeted: “Elon shared that same morning that he will no […]

April 11, 2022

France forces Starlink closure

France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has revoked Elon Musk’s Starlink licence to operate in the country. The ruling is based on French frequency rights granted in February 2021 to SpaceX’s Starlink last year and issued to the broadband service by regulator Arcep. Starlink will have to cease to operate in France. The Conseil […]

April 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

Court TV to stream Depp vs Heard trial

Court TV, the digital broadcast network known for its ‘gavel-to-gavel’ coverage of high-profile trials, is to carry the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard court case which is set to commence on April 11th. “Court cases that are as high-profile as this one often create a lot of noise, and it can be difficult for viewers […]

April 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

Musk acquires 9.2% stake in Twitter

Elon Musk has taken a 9.2 per cent stake in social media platform Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The announcement sent Twitter shares soaring by more than 27 per cent in New York trading on April 4th. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO owned 73,486,938 shares in the social media platform as of March […]

April 5, 2022

Starlink to launch in Philippines

The Philippines is preparing to register Elon Musk’s Starlink service an operating licence for its broadband-by-satellite system, said by Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez as the first in South-East Asia. Local reports say that Starlink is now researching where to locate three dedicated Gateways throughout the archipelago for its first services and to set up its […]

April 4, 2022By Chris Forrester

SpaceX targets 60 launches in 2022

Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX is targeting 60 launches during 2022 for its Falcon 9 rocket. Besides its own Starlink launches, the SpaceX client list includes NASA flights and various scientific missions as well as new obligations this coming winter from OneWeb which has abandoned planned launches by Russia. Musk, in a tweet, added […]

March 31, 2022By Chris Forrester

FAA stymies Musk’s SpaceX plans

The powerful Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has again placed a halt on Elon Musk’s plans to launch rockets from his Boca Rica, South Texas site. The location is where Musk’s engineers are building a new suite of giant Starship and Super Heavy rockets. The FAA is conducting an environmental review on the rockets and their […]

March 29, 2022

OneWeb to resume satellite launches with SpaceX

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has announced that the company and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches. The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation that currently stands at 428 satellites, or 66 per cent […]

March 21, 2022

Starlink success for 53 satellites

A slight weather-related delay didn’t affect the overall success of the weekend’s SpaceX Starlink flight. Launch was at 12.42am Florida time on March 19th. SpaceX launched 53 Starlink craft for Elon Musk’s ever-growing broadband constellation from Cape Canaveral. Starlink reportedly now has some 200,000 active subscribers around the world generating about $250 million in annual […]

March 21, 2022By Chris Forrester

Starlink readies another 53 satellites

SpaceX has readied its Falcon 9 rocket for launch on March 18th at about 23:24 ET. SpaceX is expected to launch 53 Starlink craft for Elon Musk’s ever-growing broadband constellation from Cape Canaveral. In the event of bad weather, the timings will slip 24 hours. Starlink reportedly now has some 200,000 active subscribers around the […]

March 18, 2022By Chris Forrester